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The military draft had been in effect since the end of WWII, in 1945. The draft was kept in effect because of the Cold War. Example: Elvis Presley was drafted into the US Army in 1958, serving as a tank crewman on an M-48 Patton (the same type of tank used in the Vietnam War). Presley served in Europe, with the 1/32 Armor (Tank Battalion), and was honorably discharged in 1960. SEE FILM: "GI Blues", starring Elvis Presley.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoTake your pick: Eisenhower '55, Kennedy '61, LBJ '64 or '65...everyone chooses their own starting date. As former President Nixon once stated:
"No event in American history is more mis-understood than the Vietnam War; it was misunderstood then, and it is mis-remembered now."
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∙ 14y agoThe draft didn't start during the VN war, it started in WWII and never ended until the end of the VN war.
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∙ 13y agoThe draft existed before the Vietnam War.
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How did North and South enlisted their armies during the Civil War?
by slavery. they did the same for ww1, ww2, and Vietnam. its called the draft.
Who was president who ended the Vietnam war?
The Vietnam war ended in 1975, Gerald Ford was president.
How did the vietcong insurgency affect american policy toward vietnam?
The vietcong strikes convinced President Kennedy to send American military advisers to South Vietnam
What was true about president johnsons attire towards vietnam?
He was committed to maintaining an independent South Vietnam and to achieving success in Southeast Asia.
How did diem take control of south Vietnam?
He declared himself president after a fraudulent election.
Who was the president of north Vietnam at the time also who was the president of south Vietnam what happened to the president of south Vietnam and who replaced him as leader?
ANSWER Ho Chi Minh was the president of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War his original name was Nguyen Tat. Diem was the president of South Vietnam. Diem was assassinated Nguyen Van Thien was the president of South Vietnam after him.
Who was replaced by the president of South Vietnam?
Thieu was president, until North Vietnam conquered his country (South Vietnam).
Who is the newest president of South Vietnam?
The latest president, at the time of South Vietnam's fall was President Nguyen Van Thieu.
How was the public reaction to the draft similar in both Civil War and the Vietnam War?
The US Civil War (1861-1865) was the US's first military draft; the Vietnam War (1961-1975) was the US's last military draft. Both the Civil War & Vietnam War had draft dodgers and draft riots. Both the Civil War and Vietnam War were un-declared wars; in both wars, the South lost the war; during both wars the US President was assassinated; during both wars a Vice President Johnson took over office.
South Vietnam president in 1940's?
There was NO South Vietnam in the 1940's.
Who was president when south Vietnam surrendered to north Vietnam?
Nixon.
How did North and South enlisted their armies during the Civil War?
by slavery. they did the same for ww1, ww2, and Vietnam. its called the draft.
Who was South Vietnam's president in 1957?
South Vietnam's president in 1957 was Mr. Ngo Dinh Diem.
Was Gerald Ford President when the Vietnam's war end?
Ford was President when South Vietnam fell to the communists (North Vietnam).
How were soldiers recruited to fight in the US and North Vietnam and South Vietnam Also if there was a military draft who was eligible for this draft?
All three nations conscripted their men. All able bodied men were eligible for the draft.
Who was the president of south Vietnam durng the Vietnam war?
It was Richard Nixon.
President of south Vietnam during Vietnam war?
Diem & Thieu
